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SB 266 Signed into Law

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 9, 2021 with No Comments

It is with great pleasure that I announce that Governor Newsom signed SB 266 into law. This law now requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept title to the lands being acquired on the eastern ridgeline of Chino Hills State Park. Using the Chino Hills State Park General Plan as an implementing guide, Hills For Everyone identified 1,530 acres, nearly all of which is on the eastern ridgeline of the State Park, to acquire from willing sellers. View our Press … Read More

SB 266 Awaits Governor’s Signature

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 27, 2021 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone sponsored SB 266 with Senator Josh Newman to add 1,530 acres into Chino Hills State Park. The bill is on Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting consideration. Help spread the word by sharing this post encouraging the Governor to sign the bill!

National Public Lands Day

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 25, 2021 with No Comments

On this National Public Lands Day, we want you to know that Hills For Everyone is paying close attention to the state budget and allocations we may be able to use to connect, protect, and restore the entire Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. From the California Natural Resources Agency briefing yesterday, here is what we know: $758M available for the Natural Resources Agency and its departments and state conservancies $200M in the habitat resilience package $125M for habitat restoration in the … Read More

State Park Bill To Grow Park

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 20, 2021 with No Comments

Here’s a little history: The eastern ridgeline was identified by the State Legislature in the Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) Feasibility Study (1977) as acquisitions that would ultimately complete the Park. It is further recorded in the Park’s General Plan in 1999. By 2008, State Parks agreed to a settlement agreement to add lands into the Park with walnut woodlands within 10 years. That same year, however, acquisitions statewide end and *all* State Parks stop growing. In fact, Hills For … Read More

Will the Governor Expand the State Park?

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 17, 2021 with No Comments

Many thanks to Steve Scauzillo of the Southern California News Group for his continued coverage of the Senator Josh Newman bill SB 266, which Hills For Everyone sponsored. The bill, which expands Chino Hills State Park by 1,530 acres, is on California Governor’s desk, and we hope he chooses to sign it! View the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin article.